Business

Mountain Warehouse has reopened in a new unit at Swindon Designer Outlet.

New clothes shop opens at outlet ready for Christmas shopping season

Sally, Bob and Sue standing in the entrance of the new Sue Parkinson homeware store in Love Lane Industrial Estate

New homeware shop opens in Cirencester next week

The festive late night shopping event is on Thursday, December 7 at the Exedra Nursery at Painswick Rococo Garden. Library image

Iconic designer to appear at plant nursery's festive night near Stroud

Apple cider vinegar. Picture: Sarah Cox

Farmers' Market News Cracking market for you this weekend

Platform 1 at Kemble Railway Station

Landlord hits out at drunk rail passengers who pee on his pub

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Mum celebrates successful first year of business in Cirencester

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Savills appoints new head of office in Cirencester

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Ian Mean Column Agri-tech at the heart of business in our county

Little Grazey is coming to Cirencester

New food business is coming to Cirencester

Swindon's Asda has been hit with a zero food hygiene rating

Supermarket hit with ZERO hygiene rating, requires ‘urgent improvement’

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Market News Time to order your festive fare feasts

Lidl's store employees in the UK will all be wearing body cameras by Spring 2024

All Lidl store employees to wear body cameras in effort to fight UK retail crime

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Catherine and her son August outside her shop in Elkstone Studios

Mum opens zero waste jewellery shop

Ian Mean. Photo by Will Pascall UK

Ian Mean levels up at no10

Farmers' Market News Cheese, wine and scrummy fudge

An empty unit on Victoria Road will soon be a bustling 80s and 90s-themed bar

New 80s and 90s themed bar set to open in region

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Martin and Sarah Lee

Couple thanks community for supporting market business for four years

Deputy mayor Phil Exton, Chris Brooks and town mayor Gavin Grant

New business opens in town's high street

Cirencester tour operator receives global recognition. Library image

Cirencester travel company earns global recognition

Cirencester town centre

Major decision made on affordable housing in Cirencester

Tyler Grange managing director Simon Ursell

Cirencester consultancy chosen to help government with environmental policy

Simply Fish & Chips was given a zero-out-of-five hygiene rating. Library image

Fish and chip shop told to make urgent hygiene improvements

Area 10 in Cirencester

Gym helps breaths new life into Cirencester town centre

Tesco is planning to open a new store in Stroud

New Tesco store coming to area

Ian Mean column Young people deserve our recognition

Young cute Redhead Baby Boy Picking Apples in Orchard.

Farmers' Market News Come and enjoy the zesty nectar

Malt & Anchor fish and chips

Cirencester chippy in the running for national award

Retreat & Rewild studio at the College Farm Buildings in Tetbury Road, Cirencester

Brand-new yoga studio opens in Cirencester

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.Pictured Helen Sanderson from Stainswick Farm .www.claregreenphotography.com.

Market News Winter is coming at farmers’ market

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A new luxury gym and cafe is due to open next year at Calcot Manor and Spa

Opening date announced for new luxury gym near Tetbury

Nationwide have announced a rebrand to their branches, as well as their Pipers Way HQ

Social media users react to Nationwide rebrand and are all saying one thing

TV star opens own auction house 'blazing a trail' for female auctioneers

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Beth Alden, CEO New Brewery Arts, Jenna Harvey, Karen Harvey and Charlotte White, commercial services manager at New Brewery Arts

Exciting new business opens in Cirencester

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Letter of the day What now Wilkos has closed?

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Daryl Perkins, Joshua Smith, Lord Bathurst and Chris Smith

Cirencester family business celebrates impressive milestone

Gap between houses and the Premier Inn on the Kingsmere Estate in Bicester

Hotel apologises after mum and kids exposed to sex acts in windows

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Redbrook, Gloucestershire by Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=120574922

Ian Mean Column Has this economic strategy got teeth?

Bath Soft Cheese

Market News Delicious variety on offer at market

Graham Soult, Phil Exton and Gavin Grant in Malmesbury High Street

Retail guru helps town hatch plan to breathe new life into high street

Councillor Eve Silvester, Mayor of Royal Wootton Bassett, cuts the ribbon for Marsh Farm Manor.

Mayor celebrates opening of controversial care home after long planning battle

Philip Taubenheim and Joseph Trinder in 2013 and 2023

Former trainee from Cirencester becomes youngest auction house director in region

Cllr Tony Dale, Cotswold District Council Cabinet Member for the Economy and Transformation

Pedestrian access to Cirencester town centre businesses almost complete

Stroud By Air1jwilkins1212 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12241036

Ian Mean Column What is going on with planning in Stroud?

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Market News Unexpected joys at farmers’ market

James Burgess, Giles Harris, Aisling Daniels and Nick Packer celebrating ten years in business

The Cirencester business celebrating 10 years

Stroud farmers market

Market News Seating is for customers only at the Market Cafe

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Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE, Dr Dawn Harper, Jo Welch MCIPR, David Reach

TV presenter Dr Dawn Harper announces new organisation

Cirencester Business Launch Support team members

Call for budding entrepreneurs and aspiring business owners in Cirencester

A new Waitrose has opened at Oldbury service station in Stonehouse

New Waitrose opens near M5

Market News Lavender days at the market

The Swindon Mini plant

Huge jobs boost for area as BMW set to invest £600m in Mini plant

Administrators, PwC, already revealed 52 Wilko stores will be closing across the UK beginning on Tuesday, September 12 resulting in over 1000 redundancies.

HMV owner Doug Putman's Wilko rescue bid collapses leaving jobs and stores at risk

By David Bowd-Exworth, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2325205

Ian Mean column Time for Western Gateway bid

Wetherspoons is slashing prices for one day next week

Wetherspoons to slash prices in all pubs for one day only next week